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Genome sequencing of a non-tuberculosis Mycobacterium species, isolated from a public pool, shows that the genome contains several genes for antibiotic resistance and anti-phage defense, which are absent from other related Mycobacteria . Metagenomic binning also provided the genome of the accompanying phage, which is distinct from other mycobacterial phages.
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